trouncing
Example Sentences
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The Dow Industrials are trouncing the Nasdaq composite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
After a year-long winning streak, they have suffered back-to-back Six Nations defeats, having been swatted aside by Scotland at Murrayfield seven days before their trouncing by Ireland.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
A quarterback who hadn’t spent all season trouncing the rest of college football might have wilted under the pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Don’t miss: Silver, gold and copper are trouncing stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
Give me Daryl, Keith, and another trouncing any day, I think.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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